What an incredible weekend in Syracuse recruiting! Let’s dive right into it…

The Orange received a pledge from Frederick Douglass (Md.) athlete DevinButler on Sunday, he posted on Twitter. He had previously committed to Maryland last summer. Butler has a rating of three-stars and could play safety or wide receiver.

Syracuse flipped safety/OLB RashadSmith from Florida Atlantic to Syracuse, he announced on Twitter. Smith had taken a visit to FAU on the weekend of the 15th and his official to Syracuse this past weekend. The Homestead (Fla.) prospect has a two-star rating from Scout.

He joined another Florida prospect, three-star defensive end JaquwanNelson in committing to Syracuse, writes Scout.com’s Mike McAllister. Nelson was previously committed to Miami, and been pursued recently by Georgia. He was also on his official visit to Syracuse this weekend.

The third Florida prospect to commit this weekend was defensive tackle McKinleyWilliams, reports 247 Sports’ Ryan Bartlow. Williams, from Dillard (Fla.) joins high school teammate Kenneth Ruff as Syracuse commits.

Syracuse was also able to work the midwest, with a trio of prospects committing. West Bloomfield (Mich.) three-star safety EvanFoster announced his commitment to SU via Twitter on Saturday. He had previously been committed to Bowling Green.

Downingtown East (Pa.) offensive tackle MichaelClark also announced his commitment via Twitter. He had previously been committed to Maryland, and held offers from Rutgers, Pitt, South Carolina and Wake Forest.

He was joined by three-star running back Jo-El Shaw in his pledge to Syracuse. The Woodland Hills (Pa.) prospect visited Syracuse this weekend with a visit scheduled to Pitt the following weekend, but announced his commitment on twitter on Saturday to SU.

Syracuse did, however, lose out on brothers Elijah and ElishaDaniels, who committed to Maryland over the weekend. The Sunshine State defensive back prospects were reportedly high on Syracuse after their decommitments from Minnesota last year, but they will now play for former Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer.

Syracuse also appears out of the hunt for three-star athlete MalikHarrison of Columbus (OH) Walnut Ridge. Rivals.com’s Marc Givler reports that Harrison cancelled both his Syracuse and Michigan State visits, and will likely be choosing from the schools he had originally visited, which includes Indiana, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

Rutgers is coming after Syracuse commit JamalHolloway from Camden (NJ), reports Philly.com. Holloway committed to Syracuse under Shafer and had his pledge honored by the new staff. But the Scarlet Knights have been making a push for Holloway under new coach Chris Ash.

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Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also worked for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005. Follow him on Twitter @ChengWes.